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RICELAND FOODS, INC. v. PEARSON

No. 08-999.

357 S.W.3d 434 (2009)

2009 Ark. 520

RICELAND FOODS, INC., Appellant, v. Randy PEARSON, and Carolyn Walker, Co-Trustees of the Moore Inter Vivos Trust, and Bob Burress, Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. St. Francis County Farmers Association and Riceland Foods, Inc., Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrett & Deacon, A Professional Association, by: Ralph W. Waddell , and Brandon J. Harrison , Jonesboro, for appellant Riceland Foods, Inc.

Fogleman & Rogers, by: Joe M. Rogers , West Memphis, for appellees/cross-appellants Randy Pearson & Carolyn Walker, Co-trustees of the Moore Inter Vivos Trust.

John D. Bridgforth, P.A., by: John D. Bridgforth , Forrest City, for cross-appellee St. Francis County Farmers Association.

JIM HANNAH, Chief Justice.

This appeal requires us to consider whether, pursuant to Arkansas's landlord-lien statute, Arkansas Code Annotated section 18-41-101 (Repl.2003), a purchaser of crops has a duty to make a reasonable investigation or inquiry as to whether the seller of crops is a tenant or owner of the farmland on which the crops were produced. The cross-appeal concerns attorneys' fees and the application of a setoff.

Appellant Riceland Foods, Inc...

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